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The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Majority of world’s bird species in decline as nature crisis deepens – experts

Three Arctic seal species have also moved closer to extinction as global warming destroys their icy home.

The Independent UK

Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

The Guardian - AU

AI godfather warns humanity risks extinction by hyperintelligent machines with their own ‘preservation goals’ within 10 years

AI researcher Yoshua Bengio claims AI could persuade or manipulate humans to achieve its own goals.

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Mountain gorillas are back from the brink. But what happens if they run out of room?

Humans have helped save the great apes from extinction, but are now the biggest threat to their survival as they compete for land in east Africa’s Virunga mountains

The Guardian - UK

Government required to create plan to protect greater glider in major legal win for Wilderness Society

Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments

The Guardian - AU

The near-extinction of rhinos is at risk of being normalised

A century ago, half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. Today, just 27,000 remain.

The Conversation

Colossal Biosciences Announces Dodo De-Extinction Breakthrough

The firm's Avian Genetics Group has successfully grown primordial germ cells (PGCs) from a pigeon, marking a critical step in the species' revival.

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Scientists fear this ‘cute’ and ‘chonky’ flying fox could be one cyclone away from extinction

Christmas Island flying fox numbers have declined as endangered species left without recovery plan

The Guardian - AU

Meet the struggling saltmarsh sparrow – and the band of volunteers trying to save it

In this week’s newsletter: a new Guardian documentary tells the story of a Rhode Island bird at risk, and what it takes to save a species

The Guardian - UK

Beloved fairywrens take slow flight towards extinction

Scientists say a common garden bird species is vulnerable to sudden drops in temperature during more frequent extreme weather events and may become extinct.

AAP

Ebony and ivory: why elephants and forests rise and fall together in the Congo Basin

The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction.

The Conversation

UK’s last cinema carriage restored to screen films again after 37 years

The mobile cinema was saved from extinction by passionate volunteers and the friends of the British Transport Films employee who managed it

Evening Standard

UK’s last cinema carriage will show films again after 37 years

The restoration involved repanelling, rewiring, repainting, adding a speaker system and installing vintage seats

The Independent UK

Australian State Halts Logging For Koala Haven

Australia's eastern state of New South Wales halted logging in a large stretch of woodland Sunday to create a retreat for koalas and save the local population from extinction.

International Business Times

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The Guardian - UK

‘We’re winning a battle’: Mexico’s jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive

Conservationists hope that in 15 years species will no longer be at risk of extinction in Mexico – but challenges remain

International Business Times

Conservationists Call For More Data To Help Protect Pangolins

All eight known pangolin species remain at high risk of extinction due to over-exploitation and loss of habitat, conservationists warned Wednesday, warning knowledge gaps were hampering protection efforts.

Sports Illustrated

‘I Will Always Be Grateful’—How Real Madrid Helped Save Real Oviedo From Extinction

Real Oviedo are back in La Liga this season, but almost ceased to exist 13 years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children

The pioneering African country is lauded for slashing rates of mother-to-child transmission to just 1.2% and is holding trials that may now hold the key to curing young people

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Conservative asylum policy: the moderate Tory tradition faces extinction

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch is presiding over the collapse of a party that was once a broad church into a narrow hardline sect

The Guardian - UK

Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction

With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines

Metal Hammer

“Fuelled by a combustible mix of chemicals, vengeance and spite”: Every Megadeth album ranked, from worst to best

Dave Mustaine has announced the metal icons’ final album – here’s how they got here

The Independent UK

Save our pudding! Are these homemade British comforts on the verge of extinction?

New research has suggested the humble puddings could vanish from tables in the next 50 years

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: salmon farming to continue in Tasmania; Stratton dies aged 85; and the world’s most divisive shoes

Bob Brown Foundation and Australia Institute accuse environment minister Murray Watt of condemning the Maugean skate to extinction

The Guardian - UK

Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns

Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles

The Conversation

The Rodrigues parakeet’s last day: what one extinct bird tells us about the role of museums

One day in August, 1875, a greyish-blue parrot was shot on a small island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. It was the last time a Rodrigues parakeet was known to be seen alive.

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